Important--please park by the upper "Road Narrows" sign at about N
37 38.601 W 107 45.883
Below this the way is a narrow, winding, exposed shelf road for
over a mile with few safe places to park. Cache is a short
walk/scramble from the sign (terrain rating about 3.1). Most
impressive section of China Wall is about 1/3 mile farther down
road.
Under an allochthonous rock, this cache is in a small metal ammo
box (We replaced the leaking plastic box and moved the cache a
little north Oct 29, 2010 to get it further from the road and
historic structure).
Old Lime Creek Road (Forest Rd 591) bypasses Coal Bank Pass on
US 550. South end starts at about Colorado/US 550 Mile 51.3, north
end at mile 59.6. Area is fairly high in scenic, geologic, and
historic interest. This was once part of the highway between
Durango and Silverton. Some interesting engineering examples from a
bygone era. Road is maintained for most vehicles. Some places are
quite rocky and require careful driving. A bit of clearance is
helpful, or small size and willingness to dodge the
obstacles.
8/15/04 Gremlins shortened hint. He He